Born in Baltimore on Feb. 13, 1957, he was a son to the late Thomas A. Sr. and Barbara (Cole) Griffin and was raised in the Baltimore area.

Thomas graduated in the Class of 1975 from Houston-Woods High School, Baltimore, and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Thomas was a career military man, serving his country in the Persian Gulf. He was currently active in the National Guard. Thomas was currently employed by the Tobyhanna Army Depot as an inventory specialist.

Tom loved to cook, play chess, listen to music and spend time with his family. His most recent joy was spending time with his granddaughter, Madison.

Surviving in addition to his granddaughter, are his loving wife of 23 years, Kim Nelson Griffin, daughters Tyler C. Griffin and Troi M. Griffin and sons Thomas A. III and Trent N. Griffin, all at home in Bushkill; sisters Darlene Price of Baltimore, Myra O'Neal and her husband, George, of Lawton, Okla., Wanda Griffin Edmands and her husband, Alvin, of Randallstown, Md., and Donna Day and her husband, Bernard, of Baltimore; and in-laws, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

A public visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. with funeral service at 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg.

An additional viewing will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., time of service, Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Wylie Funeral Home, 9200 Liberty Road, Randallstown, Md. Interment with military honors will be at 2:30 p.m. in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, 11501 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, Md.